Re: Define FULL PACK MDISK or DEDICATE z/Linux DASD

2010-07-06 Thread Mrohs, Ray
We have a customer that wants to install Linux in an LPAR by itself. Their system is a separate CEC without a VM license. It seems I should be able to install Linux under VM onto dedicated volumes and using real OSA addresses, and then IPL via the HMC for the assigned LPAR. If that's true then

Re: Define FULL PACK MDISK or DEDICATE z/Linux DASD

2010-07-06 Thread Rob van der Heij
On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 2:49 PM, Mrohs, Ray ray.mr...@usdoj.gov wrote: We have a customer that wants to install Linux in an LPAR by itself. Their system is a separate CEC without a VM license. It seems I should be able to install Linux under VM onto dedicated volumes and using real OSA

Re: Define FULL PACK MDISK or DEDICATE z/Linux DASD

2010-07-06 Thread Alan Altmark
On Tuesday, 07/06/2010 at 08:50 EDT, Mrohs, Ray ray.mr...@usdoj.gov wrote: We have a customer that wants to install Linux in an LPAR by itself. Their system is a separate CEC without a VM license. It seems I should be able to install Linux under VM onto dedicated volumes and using real OSA

Re: Define FULL PACK MDISK or DEDICATE z/Linux DASD

2010-07-06 Thread Rob van der Heij
On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Alan Altmark alan_altm...@us.ibm.com wrote: Indeed you can, but as Rob says, all other LPARs must be protected from the volume.  The preferred way is to alter the I/O configuration to allow access to those volumes only from the the Linux LPAR and the VM LPAR.  

Re: Define FULL PACK MDISK or DEDICATE z/Linux DASD

2010-07-06 Thread Mrohs, Ray
[mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Rob van der Heij Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 10:33 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Define FULL PACK MDISK or DEDICATE z/Linux DASD On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Alan Altmark alan_altm...@us.ibm.com wrote: Indeed you can

Re: Define FULL PACK MDISK or DEDICATE z/Linux DASD

2010-07-06 Thread Rob van der Heij
On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 5:14 PM, Mrohs, Ray ray.mr...@usdoj.gov wrote: Very good. I'll pass these caveats along to the z/OS group. What are the consequences of keeping the Linux volumes online to z/OS, for example on a system that runs FDR disk level backups? This risk is that that Linux

Re: Define FULL PACK MDISK or DEDICATE z/Linux DASD

2010-07-01 Thread Rob van der Heij
On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 1:53 AM, Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR) terry.mar...@cms.hhs.gov wrote: Anyway, during our z/Linux guest build process, which we are doing at a very fast pace, we end up initializing the z/Linux DASD under z/VM. Now, when we execute the z/Linux Kick Start that

Re: Define FULL PACK MDISK or DEDICATE z/Linux DASD

2010-07-01 Thread Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR)
: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Rob van der Heij Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 2:55 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Define FULL PACK MDISK or DEDICATE z/Linux DASD On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 1:53 AM, Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR) terry.mar

Re: Define FULL PACK MDISK or DEDICATE z/Linux DASD

2010-07-01 Thread Alan Altmark
On Wednesday, 06/30/2010 at 10:07 EDT, Hans Rempel h...@hmrconsultants.com wrote: Terry. Full volume minidisk do give you the MDC option even when it is a full volume minidisk. Dedicate does not. I personally like to define my mini-disk with offset 1 cyl so CP owns and controls cyl 0 where

Re: Define FULL PACK MDISK or DEDICATE z/Linux DASD

2010-07-01 Thread Rob van der Heij
On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 5:48 PM, Alan Altmark alan_altm...@us.ibm.com wrote: Protecting the system itself from guests with fp minis or dedicated 2. Use DEVNO minidisks or dedicated volumes I would not look forward to D/R where have to change all DEVNO statements and get it right...

Re: Define FULL PACK MDISK or DEDICATE z/Linux DASD

2010-07-01 Thread Alan Altmark
On Thursday, 07/01/2010 at 03:20 EDT, Rob van der Heij rvdh...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 5:48 PM, Alan Altmark alan_altm...@us.ibm.com wrote: Protecting the system itself from guests with fp minis or dedicated 2. Use DEVNO minidisks or dedicated volumes I would not look

Define FULL PACK MDISK or DEDICATE z/Linux DASD

2010-06-30 Thread Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR)
Hi I am sure this has come up before but I could not find it in the archives (getting oldJ). Anyway, during our z/Linux guest build process, which we are doing at a very fast pace, we end up initializing the z/Linux DASD under z/VM. Now, when we execute the z/Linux Kick Start that

Re: Define FULL PACK MDISK or DEDICATE z/Linux DASD

2010-06-30 Thread Hans Rempel
MDISK or DEDICATE z/Linux DASD Hi I am sure this has come up before but I could not find it in the archives (getting oldJ). Anyway, during our z/Linux guest build process, which we are doing at a very fast pace, we end up initializing the z/Linux DASD under z/VM. Now, when we execute